JOURNEY TO DAGOTH UR
(Continued)
We made our way back out the front door of the shrine, and finished off the evil-doers out there, including their favorite creatures. I had to re-summon that battle axe again, since one of those Enormous Frost Antroch creatures just wouldn't take the hint otherwise. |
Leaving the shrine to the rats, we continued on up the pathway, hoping this would lead us to the heart of the mountain. |
As we rounded a bend in the pathway, we were attacked by a Hunger. Quickly, Laurenna started hitting it with one enchanted arrow after another. As usual, the Hunger ignored the spell effects, but definitely felt the effects of the arrows themselves. I summoned a Golden Saint, and activated the Amulet of Shadows. The Hunger couldn't see me, so it attacked the saint instead. |
Definately a face only a mother, or another Hunger, could love. The Amulet of Shadows gave me the few moments needed to bring back the battle axe and finish this thing off. Nasty thing, this Hunger. |
Around another hill, another huge Ogrim Titan greeted us. I summoned an entire party of creatures, The Ogrim didn't stand a chance. |
We continued on up the path, until we were attacked by an Ascended Sleeper. I was surprised that we hadn't seen more of these here. As the sleeper fell into the dust, I noticed that I was standing next to a Dwemer statue. |
I turned to my right, and stared ahead. I couldn't believe it. We had arrived at the mouth of the volcano. |
Dagoth Ur. I just stood there in awe of the place. Dust and ash swirled around madly. The wind screamed, as if in anger. There was an anger here, a pain, a hatred of everything, and everyone. |
I gazed down into the seething caldron of the volcano. You could feel the evil, the hatred, anger, flowing from this place. |
Laurenna joined me, also awed by the immense power and fury of the volcano. "Where's the entrance?" she asked. |
I turned around and noticed a huge, round shell in front of me. I had seen this before - the very first Dwemer stronghold were I found a puzzle box for someone. "Look around for a pipe with a handle on it." I said. |
We searched for a few minutes until we found a pipe with a crank on it. |
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I had an idea. We made our way back to the shell. I used the Seizing of the Erabenimsun, an enchanted belt from one of the Ashlander tribes I had been given. |
I invoked the belt, and I had a Telekinesis spell that would reach up to 50 feet for 30 seconds. I really had to pull on it, but the handle finally gave way, opening the shell. |
The way was partially open. We walked to the door and stood on the hinge. |
Seconds later, the shell closed behind us, exposing the entrance. Gathering my wits, I took a deep breath, grabbed the door, and pushed it open. Death was waiting for either Dagoth Ur or myself in this place. We would soon see who was to go on a journey to Oblivion. I was determined that it wasn't going to be me. |
COMING UP: BATTLE WITH THE
MINIONS OF DAGOTH UR